No, the position of Guard Infantry Colonel doesn't seem noble enough.
After all, Russian nobility and British nobility share the same bad habit of joining the military; the most noble ones typically choose the cavalry, while infantry officers are usually positions for outsiders and country bumpkins.
But if it's Guard Cavalry Colonel, then the target scope becomes too narrow, as there are only a few Guard Cavalry Regiments in Russia.
If questioned in detail, it's easy for the truth to be revealed.
Forget it, might as well humble oneself and settle for being a mere Cavalry Colonel.
The old squire obviously didn't know what this despicable outsider was thinking, even less that he was automatically upgrading his own status.
Just moments ago, Zaharov was strutting around with authority, but in a blink of an eye, he turned into a sniveling worm who didn't dare to straighten his back before Arthur.
